κορυφοτομία

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ξένος ὢν ἀκολούθει τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις νόμοις → as a foreigner, follow the laws of that country | when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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Greek Monolingual

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το κόψιμο τών κορυφών φυτού, το κορφολόγημα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κορυφή + -τομία (< -τόμος < τέμνω), πρβλ. ρυμο-τομία, υλο-τομία.